Where are the plugins?

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Martin Rauscher

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Feb 23, 2021, 2:51:00 AM2/23/21
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Hello,

I recently discovered CadQuery (coming from OpenSCAD) and it's really nice to finally be able to use a real programming language.

What I'm missing from OpenSCAD are the many libraries, e.g. for DIN screws, plugs, etc. I read that CadQuery supports plugins but not a link to a single one and Google didn't turn up one either.

Is a plugin collection available somewhere? (Maybe have a separate "awesome-querycad-plugins" repo in the GitHub org)

Cheers,
Martin

Jeremy Wright

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Feb 23, 2021, 6:28:53 AM2/23/21
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Ithe plugin system is normally used inside someone's script when they're creating a more complex object and want to use it at multiple locations on one or more workplanes. There are no plugin collections that have been shared within the community that I'm aware of.

There is cq-kit, which extends the functionality of CadQuery, but is probably not what you're looking since you want things like screw plugins: https://github.com/michaelgale/cq-kit

Adam Urbanczyk

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Feb 23, 2021, 12:07:28 PM2/23/21
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Also note that CQ can import STEP files which means that you can use Misumi, McMaster, traceparts etc to get a STEP of any standard part.

Dave Cowden

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Feb 23, 2021, 1:23:40 PM2/23/21
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it might be a really cool project to automate pulling in STEP from the usual suspects like mcmaster and traceparts. ability to pull in a part and then orient/mate into an assembly would be a KILLER feature. 
  

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Adam Urbanczyk

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Feb 23, 2021, 3:52:25 PM2/23/21
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If anyone is interested traceparts seems to provide an API (request for access is needed):


Some example code:

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